Export Palm Desktop Info to your iPod

Sappenin has released a new windows application that lets users send their Datebook, contacts, memos and to-do's onto and Apple iPod. The free beta of PalmPod exports to any 3G or later iPod and supports multiple character sets and offers a number of options for send over your data.

Why?

Nifty program. Cool that it is freeware. But why? You have a palm already to transport PIM information on. If you want to carry your information to multiple computers then just take your palm with you. Or am I missing something? What value does this add?

RE: Why?

I like having my contact info and datebook info on my iPod. For one thing, it's easier to do one-handed searches of my contacts on my iPod than it is on my Palm. And if I'm blasting tunes, I sometimes don't hear my Palm's alarm for events, but as soon as I glance at the iPod's screen I'm reminded.

It is a little disconcerting to have my Palm, iPod, and Powerbook all beeping at me simultaneously though. OTOH, I haven't missed a meeting in months :-)

RE: Why?

YESSSS You don't need to have a Palm device just the desktop software. My PIM needs are minimal - just the calendar and addressbook and an IPOD is way cooler and more convienent to carry than a Palm device. This is just the kind of convergence that I may have been looking for. I will check this out for sure.

RE: iPod Shuffle?

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RE: iPod Shuffle?

4s, yes, the software does allow syncing with the shuffle. Unfortunately the second and following times that you sync it with your computer, it shuffles all your data. But don't worry, all your data is still there. And, according to Darwinian logic, if you continue to sync it enough times over a long enough period of time, everything will end up back where it belongs eventually.

Another option that's out there, IAC

I notice that the Beta ids free, which may or may not be true for the final package. Personally, I'll stick with my T|3 and it's MP3 if I want to worry about it.But, if anyone is looking for a similar product to compare, i noticed in my last mailing that Dataviz has a similar product to load your Outlook to your IPod at http://tinyurl.com/4ejrv.From their website:Transfer Outlook Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, Notes and E-mail to your iPodTransfer weather forecasts to your iPodTransfer web news feeds and movie listings to your iPodPowerPoint exporter utility for iPod Photo

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